Lets talk light bulbs

[kiwijohn42]

One of my foglights has blown a bulb : so down to ford who quoted me $66 for an H11 55w:
Repco was best at $46 & Autobarn only had some fancy blue ones at $160 a pair including park lights.
Anyone use any fancy bulbs in there headlights? If so how much & are they worth it?
Cheers KJ

[Piotr]

I used some of the blue headlight bulbs before and they blew very quickly. I put the ford ones back in and they lasted nearly 3years.

[FOCUSonTHIS]

Same as my Focus... I put the fancy blue ones in and the blew very quickly like in 3 months... put the Ford ones back in.... I wanted blue ones again the blew in 2 months... put the Ford ones back in and it finally blew after 4 years....again I had to bite the bullet and bought the Ford ones in and I can't complain.

Well thats my 20 cents worth

[kiwijohn42]

The main headlight bulbs (H4) you can get at the supermarket for $7. It's the foglights (H11) which are freakin expensive. WHY???

[photn]

not sure why mate.. maybee just no common

[darkcloud]

I got xenon's for my headlights and bluish-white bulbs for the little wedge ones above the headlights. Didnt change the fog lights so wouldn't know how much they cost.........sorry

BTW also changed the licence plate lights to blue, it's a light bulb too!!

[Jess85]

maybe they're more expesive coz ur not meant to use ur fog lights UNLESS its foggy! i know heaps of ppl who have got fines for having their foggys on

[FOCUSonTHIS]

Not illegal to use fog lamps in VIC they are only illegal if they dazzle people. So I use mine all the time.

Either way KJ I would still buy genuine

[amlohac]

I had the xenon halogens in my focus, makes a big difference i think. There is a limit to the brightness you can have legally. Mine have been in there for 2 years and they havent blown once. They are a phillips brand cost a fair bit but well worth it

My headlights are $25 white-white bulbs (the bulbs have a blue tint) no-names from Supercheap; they've lasted longer than the factory fitted Ospram ones.

[darkcloud]

hmmm........
before i got the HID's i used bulbs that had a blue tint, but they werent very bright........yes they are bright when you LOOK at them but they don't shine as far as the yellow of halogens.
I did a lot of research before converting to HID, (according to many websites which i now forgot) because you changed the colour of the headlight, the distance it shines is reduced while the brightness increases (if you know what i mean??)
So yeah just some random information i guess..........

[murcod]

Careful with cheap bulbs that they've got a UV cut filter built in - otherwise the light lense (if plastic) will go yellow.....

www.powerbulbs.co.uk are a cheapish place to buy globes with free shipping. They sell Philips too.

[zetec jim]

www.autolamps-online.com is also a website. + free shipping. a friend bought the Phillips diamond visions. have worked for at least a year and a bit.

[JayD]

I was under the impression that with the full bumper to bumper ford warranty, that if you blow a bulb, take it in to ford, and they'll replace it for you?!! Thats what I was told when I asked what the warranty covered...of course, it could be that most sales dudes will say whatever pops into their little minds to get a signature on the dotted line I spose

[kiwijohn42]

I think if you read the small print, you'll find small things like bulbs aren't covered. Worth trying it on though I suppose, but you'd have to get the same guy. I have a mate at Repco who got me the bulb I wanted for $30.

One way I got a free bulb was took it in for a service at Alto Artarmon with a blown bulb. When I came to pick it up the bulb was still blown. I went back in with the service manual, pointed at one point on the checklist which was "Check all lights and indicators".